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Have I not changed through all those years?

Or is this such a perfectly told human story that it still can move me, give me goosebumps, tears and smiles?

I think the latter.

I realize this isn't for everyone, and expectations definitely will color our experience of things.

As I had seen this and loved it before my expectations were high, yet I am a very satisfied viewer tonight :)

This film is poetic, honest, daring. Paul Thomas Anderson was 29 when he made this film, I don't know how old he was when he came up with the idea or wrote it but that just makes me wonder in Awe, the level of emotional depth, and connection he had at such a young age.

Then the actual cinematic qualities he has put together with his directing of his brilliant actors, the music, the use of sound mixing, the camera movements... Everything and every item, motion and sound seems to have been placed where they are with intent and carry the story ever deeper...

If you haven't yet seen the film, it's time. And I envy you for being able to watch it for the first time :)

Please respect it enough and time it so that you are awake for the whole 3 hours like you are in the movies and don't divide it in 3-4 episodes falling assleep on the couch :) (as does my dear darling :)

And after you have seen film, do read the history and characteristics of the Magnolia. Of course it not just any pretty flower :)

I have nothing else to say about the quality of this film.

The rest of my comment is for the person who gave it a 1 complaining about police procedures and dispatch routines and tech not being accurate.

I understand you know a lot about this or maybe even work as an officer. I genuinely and respectfully thank you for the hard work you and your colleagues do for us all, it can not be easy to live with that day in day out...

That said, this IS a fiction. Although some realism can be in place I believe it's not a must. The purpose of a film is to tell a story to deliver emotions. And thus storytellers do make artistic choices that might not always reflect reality to tell their story.

Have you never seen a thriller where the bad guy stays down after being hit on the head with a baseball bat? Or a fight scene where two people can fight for 15 minutes inflicting incredible damage to eachother and still talk sensibly and walk out of it standing?

Car chase scenes that last 20 min that wreck a whole lot and the driver /heros survive...?

Dragons, and spaceships... People who don't leave the house when they knooow there's a ghost there?

These are all settings to create the stage to tell a story... Hopefully with some excitement and suspense... And well, that's why we choose to watch these types of films.

So I do understand you had a bad film experience because of your knowledge but if filmmakers have to keep everything realistic we wouldn't be watching fiction films / thrillers / horror etc. Because they would be boring and end in 5 minutes with the first crash or stab or laser blast...

Anyway... This was an awesome film that have me a lot of feelings and captivated me from start to finish and I think it's a masterpiece of storytelling and acting and directing... A few Oscar nominations would not surprise me.

And I was still completely disappointed.

I'm not even gonna waste more time on this film but I would like to say, don't expect anything. This is a kind of silly robbery film with some slapstick humour and action inspired but falling way short of many other great films... You wanna watch a real film in the style watch Snatch or Oceans 11, Lock, Stock... Even if it's for the 5th time any of those movies will not feel like a waste of time...